News from May 2010
$2 million settlement judged fair in hotel mold class action
Orleans Parish District Judge Michael Bagenaris has ruled that a $2 million settlement in a class action suit against the Omni Royal Hotel in New Orleans is fair and reasonable.
Legislator says Tulane's law clinic practicing barratry
Adley BATON ROUGE - A controversial "law clinic" bill failed in committee late last week, but that won't stop the state legislator who proposed it.
Tenant sues landlord after falling through floorboard
Accusing her landlord of failing to maintain property, Sara V. Brown filed suit against Jeffrey P. Marcon, Wilson-Register Property Management doing business as Register Real Estate and Unity of Great New Orleans on May 4 in Orleans Parish District Court.
Parents allege contaminated linens at Children's Hospital caused death
Stephen Tyler and Dorothy Malik, individually and as heirs of their late son Zachary Malik Tyler, filed suit against TLC Services, Inc., Children's Hospital and its insurer on May 13 in the Orleans Parish District Court.
Passengers sue Transit Authority after bus hits parked vehicle
Two public transportation passengers are suing the Regional Transit Authority after the bus they were riding in struck the side of a parked utility vehicle causing them to sustain injuries.
City and water board sued over woman's trip in manhole
New Orleans' Sewerage and Water Board and the city are being sued by a woman who stepped into an uncovered manhole on Euterpe Street.
New Orleans resident sues over denied drywall claim
Bickford New Orleans resident Jude Marullo is suing over a denied Chinese drywall claim.
Testimony in Katrina legal malpractice case concludes in Orleans Parish
Wright Testimony concluded in a legal malpractice bench trial presided over by Judge Piper Griffin on Thursday at Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Cocodrie property owner sues over Gustav claim
After Hurricane Gustav made landfall near Cocodrie with sustained winds in excess of 115 miles per hour property owner George Swain submitted a claim for property damage regarding his residential property at Louis XIV Street in New Orleans.
Becnel doesn't make the cut in Toyota MDL
Becnel, Sr. SANTA ANA, Calif. – Daniel Becnel of Reserve pushed all his persuasive powers on a judge picking leaders for a national class action over Toyota accelerators, but Becnel didn't make the cut.
Parents can proceed with suit against hospital over child's cerebral palsy in '84
Glorioso U.S. District Court Judge Lance M. Africk is allowing the parents of a child born in 1984 with cerebral palsy to continue their case against the hospital that provided their son neonatal treatment.
Platform inspector sues Chevron over fall into gulf waters
Bourque An oil platform inspector for Corrpro Companies is suing Chevron over back, head and neck injuries he sustained after falling approximately 70-80 feet into gulf waters.
New Orleans personal injury attorney is plaintiff in suit over Levaquin
A New Orleans personal injury attorney is a co-plaintiff in a product liability suit against Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. over its antibacterial drug Levaquin.
Ritz-Carlton concierge alleges age discrimination
A Ritz-Carlton club concierge claims age discrimination after being terminated for telling a celebrity guest that a young female employee thought he was handsome.
BP shareholders sue in federal court
BP shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing the company of choosing to maximize output at BP's production facilities instead of complying with safety regulations.
New Orleans triple murder subject of civil suit against shooter's estate
A recent New Orleans triple murder is the subject of a civil suit filed by Gretna attorney Leo Palazzo in Orleans Parish District Court on May 12.
Hearing in Champion Sports Bar suit against landlord reset to July
Holmes A motion for exception of no cause of action hearing was suspended until July 15 in a contract suit involving a sports bar in Mid-City New Orleans.
Plaintiffs rest in case against Methodist Hospital; trial resumes May 24 with defense
DiLeo The plaintiffs rested their case against Methodist Hospital in Orleans Parish Civil District Court May 14 in a suit over a patient who died after the hospital lost power during Hurricane Katrina.
Passenger sues over auto accident injuries
The driver of a Toyota Yaris and her insurers are being sued over injuries suffered by a passenger in another vehicle last year at the intersection of Camp and Julia in New Orleans.
Winn-Dixie named in personal injury suits by customers in Orleans Parish
Winn-Dixie is the subject of two separate lawsuits filed in Orleans Parish District Court May 13 over injuries allegedly sustained by customers at the same store at different times.